Proud mum, Mackem, cake-lover, dog-mad, bibliophile. Also a sociolinguist with a special interest in WP, mentoring and localism.
Joined January 2015
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24 Sep 2025
Just participated in a fantastic training session with @whocaresscot to get our mentors ready to support care experienced students studying Languages and Law at @OpenUniversity
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Looking forward to presenting my research on peer mentoring and supporting care-experienced students at the Open University today #inspiringdigitalfutures
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16 Mar 2025
Heading off to #Spain, #France or #Italy for #EasterWeekend โ๏ธ? Why not see how you'd get by speaking one of these #languages?๐ฃ๏ธ
Check out our virtual, interactive adventures and test your #language skills on the way:
open.edu/openlearn/languagesโฆ
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12 Mar 2025
Opinion: Advanced linguistic and cultural skills remain essential for deep insight into how people see themselves in the world, say five modern languages academics
timeshighereducation.com/opiโฆ
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5 Feb 2025
Brexit. In three headlines.
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#WhyLearnGerman? In order to learn ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ than just a language: discover new perspectives, appreciate & value difference, gain access to another culture, become more creative, improve your communication skills & confidence. German will help you with all of that.
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5 Sep 2024
We're thrilled to announce that we've been named โUniversity of the Year for Teaching Excellenceโ by the Daily Mail University Guide! ๐
โThe OU is a unique โญ and treasured โญ feature of the British HE landscape.โ Alastair McCall, Editor.
#OUfamily ๐
ounews.co/around-ou/celebratโฆ
ALT Our students tell us how life changing their degrees have been for them. Now we are delighted to see many more younger students joining our ranks. - Professor Ian Pickup, Pro Vice Chancellor - Students
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28 Aug 2024
The PM says he will not negotiate a 'youth mobility scheme' with the EU. Why not? Only Brexit die-hards would oppose re-opening this cultural, social and economic
opportunity which was available to every young person pre-Brexit including all MPs.
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17 Aug 2024
Of course itโs โsconeโ as in โgoneโ ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ
17 Aug 2024
Scone geography: Matthew Smith, "The scone pronunciation map of Britain", YouGov 8/16/2024: The debate on whether you should pronounce โsconeโ to rhyme with โgoneโ or with โboneโ has been going on forever. There is evidence of people making light of theโฆ dlvr.it/TC24vF
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8 Jul 2024
๐ฌWe all know about differences in dialect between Sunderland & elsewhere.
๐คBut what about within Wearside?
๐I'm running a survey as part of the Mackem Cewkbewk (out later this year) to find out. Can you spare 2 minutes to fill it in?
docs.google.com/forms/d/1w58โฆ
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15 Jan 2024
Help needed from secondary education practitioners in NE England. Iโm looking to promote study of MFL and English language from KS4 to HE and Iโm seeking schools to be involved in the project. Interested? DM me. Happy to provide more information and details. Thanks โบ๏ธ
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11 Oct 2023
Wow. Amazing.
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๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐, ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ด๐ด๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐.
Check in on those around you.
#WorldMentalHealthDay | #YouAreNotAlone | @samaritans
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19 Sep 2023
The look of disdain on the faces of the nurses and staff speak a thousand words.
"I know your wages aren't keeping up with inflation but really you should see my new indoor pool. The jacuzzi is incredible!"
#r4today #gmb #BBCBreakfast
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16 Sep 2023
If youโre studying in Language and Applied Linguistics, request a Peer Mentor LAL-peermentoring@open.ac.uk and form a connection with another student from day one!
16 Sep 2023
#Friendships are essential... you should socialise and talk to new people, but don't forget your old #friends too.
Our 6th #unitip for new #university students is 'make friends'... and our article explains why friendships are vital to our #wellbeing:
open.edu/openlearn/educationโฆ
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@danielle_pullen , Sylvia Warnecke, Lilian Winkvist-Woods & Valentina Lorenzon present their project โLiving through something togetherโ A peer to peer mentoring network for younger learners on Level 1 modules in the School of Languages and Applied Linguistics #FOS2023
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30 Oct 2022
Wow ๐คฆ๐ฝโโ๏ธ
30 Oct 2022
"On balance, Brexit has been a significant success for the country."
The country: ๐ ๐ ๐
25 Oct 2022
How depressing.
24 Oct 2022
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10 Oct 2022
Help your own chances of employability and develop your skillset by helping others. A great opportunity to give something back!
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6 Oct 2022
Really proud to have this Project up and running!
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